Cotton-tie buckle.



No. 733,950. PATBNTED JULY 21, 1903'.

' D. E. EDDLEMAN.

COTTON TIE BUCKLE. APPLIoATroN rum APB. 1o. 190s.

N0 MODEL.

No. 733,950. f UNITED STATES 'Patented July 21, 1903.

PATENT OpErica.v

DUDLEY E. EDDLEMAN, or WEATHERFORRQTEXAS, Assie'noa or SEVEN- TWELFTHSTo nzRA A. AirRAia'rz ANDJAMES E. ARMSTRONG', or WEATH- .Enro'nn TEXAS.l

COTTON-Tit: BUCKLE'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letterslatent No. 733,950, dated July 2l,1903.

l Application iiledvApril-l, 1903. v Serial No. 152,078. (No model.) i

.To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that lI, DUDLEY Ehemann,

' a citizen of the United States, residing at -Weatherford, inl thecounty of Parker an Stat/e of Texas, have invented a new and usefulCotton-Tie Buckle, of which the following' is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in devices of that classemployed for tying cotton-bands, and has for its principal object toprovide an improved form of buckle for connecting the ends of the bandand holding the same in such vmanner as to preventslipping.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of simpleconstruction in which the parts are so arranged as to mutually braceeach other and prevent bending or distortion of the buckle when it issubjected to strain.

With these and other objects-in view the invention consists in thenovelconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed,illiistrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed outin the appended claims, it being understood that various change'. in theform, proportions, size, and

,minor details of the structure may be made ent invention is one ofthatgeneral class in which a number of band-engaging bars are soarranged indifferent planes as to i'rmly cugage and hold the looped endsof the band without the necessity of riveting or otherwisepermanentlysecuring the same.

The buckle forming the subject of my invention is preferably formed ofheavy wire l, of circular or other form in cross-section, the

wire being first bent at a right angle to form an arm l and side arm 2and thence bent 'by-the side bars,

again at a right angle-to form a cross-bar 3 parallel with the bar l.The wire is thence bent to form a side bar 4 and again to form 'across-bar 5, the latter being parallel with the bars l and 3. The wireis again bent to form a side bar 6 parallel with and crossing above theside bar 2 and thence is bent toform a cross-bar ,7 parallel with thebars 1 3, and 5,

thelextreme lower endof the liar 7 being .either straight or partly orwholly looped around the side bar 4. This forms a looped structure inwhich the cross-bars are braced and the latter naturally takeup/the'tensional strain of the band and prevent bending or distortion ofthe cross-bars.

In using the device it is not necessary that the buckle shall restagainst the material l forming the bale in order to properlyhold theband in position, the binding effect being due f to thetensional strainon the band. One end of the band at is passed over the bars 3 andl7,.thence turned downwardly and backwardly under bar 7 and thenupwardly between bar 3 and body of the band and held tightlythereagainst by the tensional strain on the main body of the band. Anytendency to bending or distortion of the cross-bars 3 and7 will beprevented by the side bars 2 and 4, these serving to prevent movement ofthe cross-bars in the direction in which the strain is exerted.

The shorter end passes over the bar 3, assumed to be next to the bale,and after placing the buckle in place the opposite end of the strip orband is led up to the rear of bars l and 5, thence over the bar 5, andreturning under bar 1, where the shorter or end portion of the band isheld from movement by the frictional strain due to the tension on themain body of the band. v

The construction ofthe device is such as to firmly hold the' band fromslipping, and

thus avoid the necessity of recompressing the bales, due to loose bands,and in all cases the A grip of the buckle on the band will increase inproportion to the tonsional strain on such band.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A bale-tiebuckle inthe forni of a double loop of which the crossbar members of theIOO intermediate loop are disposed respectively on opposite sides of theside members of the outer loop.

2. A bale-tie buckle formed of a plurality 0f parallel cross-bars andconnecting side bars, one of said'side bars crossing the plane of theother to thereby dispose the intermediate crossbars respectively onopposite sides oit'v '4 said side bar.

3. Abale-tie buckle. forned of a strip of Wire bent toform a pluralityof parallel crossbars and parallel side bars, one of said side barscrossing the plane of the adjacent bar to thereby brace and support theintermediate cross-bars 4. A bale-tie buckle having a looped bodyportion and having side bars and a`plurality ot loop-receiving andbearing bars, the'loop- 'mediate loop-receiving bars and pair ofouterbearing-bars, the two loop-reccivin`gbars be- 25 ing disposed in onelplane and the twobea1f ing-bars being ranged atan angle to and crossingthe plane of the loop-receiving bars.

In testimony that' claim the foregoing as 3o A my own I have heretoaixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses. DUDLEY E.EDD'LEMAN. Witnesses: 1

W. R. HAWKlNs, il R. L. STREINER.

disposed in another plane arf

